Lineman&#39;s portable telegraph and telephone pole seat.



xi. 882,850. PATENTED MAR. 24, 1908.

0/1". TROELL. LIREMANS'P'ORTABLE TELEGRAPH AND TELBPHON I APPLIOATIOR FILED KAY 111.1906.

5 POLE SEAT.

35 I the freeend of eachrod D is a curved clanig x UNITED sTAr ATE T OFFICE.

CHARLES TROELL, OF SEGUIN,

LINEKANS PORTABLE TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE POLE SEAT..

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 24, 1908;

Application filed May 11, 1906. Serial No. 316,263.

To all it may concm'n;

Be it known that I, CHARLES T. TRonLL, a

I. citizen of, the United States, residing at Seguin, in the county of Guadalupe and State of Texas, have invented certain new "and useful Improvements in Linemens Portable Telegra'h and; Telephone Pole Seats, of whieht efollowing isaspecification.

My invention relates. to se'ats for the of linemen in-installing'and repairing telegraph and telephone wire lines and has for itsobject'the'provision of a seat secured to a and tele hone board B secured to one end of frame '0 com jaws being heldin engagement with the frame'having-fpivoted jaws adapted to su'r round. the telegraph or tefephone pole, said- 0 e by m eans of a flexible element secure to one jaw and a clamp hook secured to the other jaw.

, The details ofconstruction of my inven tion will beparticularlydesc'ribed herein after" and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 7-1 is a side View of my invention showingit secured top fragment of a telegraph or telephone pole, and Fig. 2, a top plan. View. -J r I 1 Q In the drawings similar reference char-- acters indicateco'rresponding parts through out the two views. A indicates atelegraph or telephone pole. fMy-i'mproved seat 'ibr the use of telegraph linemen consists of a seatrising rods D spaced apart at their free ends by means of a bolt E. Pivotally secured to bar F by means of a U -shaped clip "securedto one end of each curved bar and "ble element secured bar D.

is bent outwardly to form an ear J and in the angle formed by said ear is secured a spike K.-

a'pintle H secured through the ends of said clip and a curled portion-I on the end of the The iree'end of. each curved bar F having a hook P pivotally use a lever fulcrumed on the t Q represents a series of holes in rods D under seat board B and R a V-shaped brace having its upper end: provided with outturned ends .to besecuredin two or the holes Q and its lower end T sharpened to a point.

U represents a slot. in seat-board A to serve as a handle in carrying the device.

. in securing my improved seat in position 'shownat A. The free end of lever O is then secured the chain M and oiieof the links lever back and against bar F to which it is fui'cru'med the bars F are drawn towards spikesfKente'ring the wood of thepost the pole, the brace It also assisting in supporting the seat as shownin Fig. 1. By means of ghtlv which adds to the security of my seat when in osition as any undue strain on one ofthe liniis is compensated thereby.

Having thus described my invention what I clairnis with a pole, a seat consisting. of 'a board secured to a frame, curved clamp-bars secured to said frame, adapted to embrace said pole extending from the free ends of said clampbars,-one of said ears being perforated'and having an eyebolt slidablymounted therein, a coil spring mounted onsaid eyebolt and engaging said ear, a flexible element secured on the other bar, and a hook pivotally Selinks'loi said chain, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I hereto aiiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHAS, T.- Tno LI-il 'Witnesses:

JosEPI-I B. Dlinnam,

P. E. CAM BELL.

swung over towardsthe bar F to which is thereof securedtc hook By swinging the one anbther so as to clamp the pole and the.-

spri'ng N the chain M isallowed-to give. s 1

Aportable pole seat forteleg raph and tele-' phone linemen comprising in combinationand having spikes to engage the pole, ears,

to said eycbolt, a lever fulcrumed'on the ear the bars F are thrown around a polesuch as I seat is secured in a substantial manner .to,the

cured to said lever and adapted to engage the, 1 

